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Update: No carp found, but experts want fight to continue
By Don Davis New tests showing Asian carp likely are not colonizing Minnesota waters should not slow efforts to stop the invasive fish, experts say. The results certainly dont say we should be doing a...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 4:37 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2603/50/50/ THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW
Seine Fishing in Southwest Minnesota
I was driving home the back way today, as I do always now that hwy 60 is being worked on, and I took the dirt road past Lake Bella rather than the tarmac. I love going that way because its much more...
Posted on 3/19/12 at 6:43 AM
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1945: Man to Launch Carp Canning Company
A Minnesotan was going to launch a carp canning company in 1945. Honestly, the only thing less appetizing than canned fish (except tuna, which we're all used to) is canned carp, specifically. ...
Posted on 3/30/10 at 12:00 AM
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Threat of aquatic invasives brings greater enforcement, awareness

WORTHINGTON — Last year, boaters in southwest Minnesota may have received a free pass — a warning instead of a citation — if they forgot to pull the plug on their bilge tank before leaving a lake. This year, with stepped up enforcement and a heightened concern for the spread of invasive species like zebra mussel and Asian (bighead or silver) carp, fines will be issued.

By Julie Buntjer , April 24, 2013

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Big fish story: Asian carp issue reaches Minnesota

Big fish story: Asian carp issue reaches Minnesota The invasive Asian carp has been pushing northward for years. Will it conquer Minnesota’s waters?
ST. PAUL — New tests show Asian carp likely are not colonizing Minnesota waters, however, experts say that shoudn’t slow efforts to stop the invasive fish.

By Don Davis , April 04, 2013

Fish barriers keeping carp out of Lake Ocheda

Fish barriers keeping carp out of Lake Ocheda Draw-down may be next step for landowners near lake

By Julie Buntjer , August 17, 2012

Asian carp may sneak into Minn.

Asian carp may sneak into Minn. Invasive species netted in the Iowa Great Lakes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There’s a back door for Asian carp to sneak into Minnesota, and fisheries officials are worried that the invaders might have found it already.

By Associated Press , May 13, 2012

Outdoors, environment groups see 120 days to stop carp

ST. PAUL — Federal and state officials have 120 days to act against destructive Asian carp that could infest most Minnesota waters, a coalition of outdoors and environmental groups says.

By Don Davis , December 14, 2011

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Bighead carp found in East Okoboji Lake

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) — State environmental officials say bighead carp have been found in East Okoboji Lake in northern Iowa and they believe flooding on the Missouri and Little Sioux rivers may have allowed the fish to pass over area dams and eventually into the lake.

August 11, 2011

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Carp removal is key to improving water clarity on Lake Ocheda

Carp removal is key to improving water clarity on Lake Ocheda WORTHINGTON — Water quality on Lake Ocheda has been poor for years, and it’s no secret that carp populations in the 1,700-acre lake are to blame for the constant stirring of sediment in the three basins.

By Julie Buntjer , July 20, 2011

Scientist: Carp may have been planted near Lake Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A 3-foot-long Asian carp discovered in a Chicago waterway near Lake Michigan appears to have spent most of its life there and may have been planted by humans who didn’t know what type of fish it was or the environmental risk it posed, researchers said Thursday.

By Associated Press , August 06, 2010

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Letter: A plug for corn-fed carp

Now that the price of corn continues to decline, perhaps we should consider raising corn-fed carp.

By John F. Elskamp, Fulda , November 14, 2008

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HLWD meeting on carp is Monday

Carp constantly root around the bottom of whatever lake or river they live in, stirring up pollutants, encouraging algae growth and making water murky.

September 11, 2008

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Column: Ideas being tested to control carp population

WORTHINGTON — Last week, I shared my views about what I thought about the common carp and how it made its way into almost every body of water in North America.

By Scott Rall , August 15, 2008

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